An antibiotic resistance fighter
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The knowledge of the fundamental process that allows a bacterium to undergo rapid mutation can be used to provide a never-before-tried approach to overcoming bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Floyd E. Romesberg saw the potential for a pharmaceutical, a small molecule that could be administered orally along with an antibiotic.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
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Molecular treasure hunt
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Andrey Rzhetsky, a research scientist at Columbia University, has developed an automated search tool that would identify networks of overlooked relations among genes and proteins. This search tool known as Gene ways shows the potential for text mining to extend bibliographic analysis to unify the full range of human knowledge.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2005
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Supercharging protein manufacture: a career deviation leads to a dynamic approach to producing biotech drugs
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The features of the biotech products like plat-derived sugars and plastic are discussed. The research on development of supercharging proteins from yeast is presented.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
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